Systems Biology

Missing Mitch

Missing Mitch

21.03.2016

Nutrition, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Mice lacking an energy-control gene stay lean

The mouth of a coral polyp (center): Symbiotic algae are labeled in red, pathogenic bacteria that enter through this region are labeled in blue

Coral on a Chip Cracks Coral Mysteries

16.03.2016

Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Environment

Growing corals in the lab reveals their complex lives

A small change in images at the minimal recognizable configurations (MIRC) level can cause a large drop in human recognition rate. MIRCs (top) and corresponding sub-MIRCs (bottom); numbers under each image indicate the human recognition rate

Less than Meets the Eye

07.03.2016

Brain & Behavior, Systems Biology, Math & Computer Science, Robotics and Machine Learning, Computer Vision

How do computers - or our brains - recognize images?

which came first

The Evolutionary Relay Race

25.02.2016

Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Evolution and Development

In evolution, both chicken and egg may come first

Prof. Roy Bar-Ziv, Alexandra Tayar and Eyal Karzbrun (l-r) created a lifelike wavefront of information

The Genetic Domino Effect

04.02.2016

Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Nanoscience, Materials Science, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

An array of artificial cells demonstrates the movement of information wavefronts

Neuron extensions with low NO

NO: A Yes-No Switch for Neuronal Growth

01.02.2016

Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development

How do neurons decide when to grow and when to stop growing?

human to microbiome ratio_Milo

Germs, Humans and Numbers

28.01.2016

Nutrition, Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms

The number of bacteria in our bodies has been revised downward

Mutations shed light on cancer

Rare Disease is a Lens on Cancer

24.11.2015

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

In children, lack of a protein causes a dangerous disease. Why do cancer cells suppress the same protein?

Single-stranded DNA (orange) interacts with the negatively (red) and positively (blue) charged parts of the protein molecule, as well as with its amino acid structures called aromatic groups (green)

Bracing Up DNA

27.07.2015

Systems Biology, Genetics, Structural Biology, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

When DNA splits apart, the single strands get double the help to stay in shape

The nucleus (red) in the cell center is surrounded by the disorganized actin network in the cytoplasm, on which the myosin-v motors move the vesicles around in the "active random motion"

Getting to the Center

14.06.2015

Systems Biology, Evolution and Development, Chemistry, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

How does random motion create directed movement in the cell?

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Dr. Omer Kneller (left) and Chen Mor direct a laser beam before it enters the experimental setup. The experiment required a powerful laser beam that could produce exceptionally short, attosecond light pulses. Photo: Noa Yaffe

Matter at the Crossroads

Staphylococcus bacteria

New Immune Mechanism Revealed in the Cellular Trash

When Proteins Go on Strike

Mouse heart tissue viewed under a microscope

A Broken Heart: Two Types of Scars, Two Paths to Healing

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New Immune Mechanism Revealed in the Cellular Trash

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Training Future Physician-Scientists: The Weizmann Institute Receives Approval for a New Medical School